The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-07

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Noi madie from HAVE Of two Chinese
prisoners in irons, and asking instruc-
ions from the department as to thslr
He says the Unlted
stes Consul at Hsvre has asked him
10 ho.d them. The Secretary tele-
graphed the Collector to detain the
men temporarily and to report TO the
their exact status, whether
convicts or not.
The Report Of the Legislative Com
Inittee OF tBe knights Of Labor.
The National Legislative Comm .ttee
of the Heights of Labor have summit
ted to the General Executive Board a
report Of their labor during the short
session of the Forty-ninth Congress.
l. is a long document, describing at
length the measures that had the sop |
port of the committee during tbs tes- |
sion, and criticisihg sharply the I'LL
ure Of Congress to pafs number OF
the bills brought forward by the
House Committee on Labor.
The letter carriers eight hour bill,
says Tho report, was antsgonlz ID
by Mr.. Springer, in favor OF a bill
known as the trade dollar bill-a bill
ia the interest of spectators. The
letter carriers bill would have pnt
IT, TO the pockets OF the letter carriers,
In the shape of reduced hours OF labor,
so the Postoffics Department claimed,
ST., $50 600. The passing oil the
trade dollar bill actually put
into the packets of specu-
lators s4,GO0,060, every dollar of
which was flched from the pockets OF
ths poor by the law which demone-
tizsd it. The steal was ably seconded
by a syste matte boycott on tbs part OF
the banking fraternity Of the country.
which now, by the enactment OF the
present law, received their reward, by
getting 100 cents on the dollar f)r that
they only paid 80 cents for.
As to the Oklohoms bill, the COM
mittee ia of the opinion that il the
measure had been allowed TO come 10
a vote It would have had good mejo
| ity in the House.
The report gives an account OF the
many attempts made by Representa-
i've Willis to get the Blair educa-
tional bill before the House, and con-
tinues: "Mr. Willis introduced reso-
luton to relieve the Committee on
Education from further consideration
OF the bill by privileged question to
amend the rules of the HOUSE, bat be
was ruled out of order by the Speaker
pro tenn, Mr.. Springer, and In an un.
, derhanded manner, in the opinion oi
the committee. MI Willis with
| - mi a Y
that he would renew 1t when
the regular Speaker was in the chair
which he did on the l4th, only &c
be sntsgonizsd by Mr.. Springer with
points OF order. 1t Is the opinion o.
the friends OF tine measure that the
Committee on Education was packed
against the bill by the Speaker" fh'
intsrstate commerce law next receive
rhe attention of the committee, snd o
it they say: "For the past ten year
there has been introduced into Con
press by Representative Reagan, o
Texas, a bill entitled bill to regulate
, interstate commerce., and 1t be
came evident to the rallroa
! managers OF the country that froI
the growing demands of the peopl
, the time had arrived when such
! measure had 10 be passed. Realiz'n
. this fact, the railroad interest OF tn
country Sc. about to circumvent ID
q Reagan bill, which was slmrle LAY
n that was easy vi Interpretation an
q WAS sure in it's provisions to rotate
!. the interest Of the people as again
/ the growing and grasping power OF tn
: giant corporations of the couDtf,
J. They have introduced In to the Sena
v a Dill known as the Cullom bill,
4 bill tina contained twenty-five ee
!. tons and every one Of them ADM
81 ting of definite construction, so mut
"a 90 that none in the Senate or Il
10 House was able to interpret it-n
even it's godfather, Mr.. Cullom, wi
10 when asked to explsin lis PROVING
N ON the floor OF the Senate tacitly a
Re- mitted his inability to do 30. T!
70 committee, in accordance with Il
~ 9Th plank of our declaration
~ principles supported the one wi
TO inc least legal technica
ties, viz: the Reagan b
u aud went so far as 10 ask the Pre-
: dent, on behalf o. those whom tn
a. REPRESENTED, to veto the bill viii
AZ mad been passed. The committee
-. to this date has not seen any arr
men 9 on the part of their critics IL
nave caused them iG any way 10
cede from the position that they hs
ne assumed on the question, but on
re- contrary the evidence is daily com
is to the front on doubtful interpre
iry ton Of the law and its c.
Of seouent failure TO relieve the peo
ri. of the evils they have go Il
pi. complained OF and expected by
lev law 10 be relieved OF. Every (
on strengthens the opinion OF this c.
he mittee that the day is not far dist
nv, when the praise of their constitute
ov- and the people at large will be
the slowed upon them for the conrse &
pureusd in the matter, and the c.
mittee feel confident that the Il
~ future will bring them the reward
UU, thew are entitled to, the acknowled
cry ment that they acted consideration
and honestly in the course they
kR. sued"
the w w, COrcOraH, Philanthropy
nc. Stricken with Pal ais Ets.
ard w. w. Oorcoran, the aged million
day philsnthropist, was suddenly ttric
Seal with paraly sic in the left arm aud
seal Lev this afternoon white dining
art his family. He suddenly exolain
apt. "Who hit me o. the headP' at
are same time placing his hand on
lose spot where he said it felt
ON ii he had received b
ear, A moment later he felt for
kan fork with his lief hand and could
ealy find 1t, nor did he know when 1t
the put into his hand. His mind WAS
und ioetly clear, and he insisted that Il
Seal was nothi0g the matter with him
TENT cept feeling of numbness In the
pur' arm. A few minutes later he q